Commercial Disputes

Ariel Berschadsky has extensive experience litigating contract and other commercial disputes on behalf of companies and individuals in the New York State and City Courts, the Federal Courts of the Southern and Eastern Districts of New York, and in various arbitral forums such as the American Arbitration Association. He is also admitted to practice law in New Jersey, and regularly serves as an arbitrator for FINRA (Financial Industry Regulatory Authority) in New York and New Jersey.

Represented clothing retailer in its $20,000 lawsuit against a web designer over work paid for but allegedly not performed. Case settled during oral argument on Motion to Dismiss defendant’s counterclaims.

Represented Blair Boone, the original “Culture Guy” on the television show “Queer Eye for the Straight Guy,” against his former employer, Queer Eye LLC, which had allegedly breached its contract with Mr. Boone by terminating him without paying him for the remainder of the production year, as required by the employment agreement it itself had drafted. Lawsuit was brought in federal court and settled shortly thereafter. [Boone v. The Queer Eye, SDNY (4996/03)]